Thursday, July 28, 2016

Poe 1968, Pt. 15

Editora Continental / Outubro / Taika were 3 names used by the same small publisher in Brazil. The work of artists Jayme Cortez & Miguel Penteado, they produced some wonderful comics, many
of them in the horror genre, each doing many gorgeous, stunning cover
paintings!

I have discovered, between my own researches and the IMMENSE help of artist and fellow fan Toni Rodrigues, that Continental / Outubro / Taika during their run produced at least 25 POE adaptations-- more than Skywald or Warren !! It's my intention to compile, clean up, TRANSLATE and COLOR every one of these for my POE blog project!! (Well, with exceptions.)

Following the demise of ALBUM CLASSICOS DE TERROR came A CRIPTA. Friend & fellow artist Toni Rodrigues had this to say about the magazine:

"A
Cripta was printed on a de luxe format, similar to Warren's Eerie and
Creepy. The original run lasted five issues. It was a magazine a bit
ahead of it's time, because the writer, R.F. Lucchetti, chose to aim his
stories at a mature audience. The Nosferatu character for instance, is a
vampire, but he falls in love with his victims and has a lot of
conflicts. The logo on the cover was painted and integrated on the art
by Nico Rosso, etc. It was a gorgeous magazine and had a higher price
also. That may be the explanation for its short run."

24rd in line...

"SHADOW"

Recurring themes can be found in almost any author's work. In this case, the story has certain elements that are similar to Poe's "The Masque Of The Red Death". Both take place in the distant past, and involve countries over-run with pestilence.

The art this time is by Nico Rosso, one of the most prolific comics artists in Brazil, responsible for a multitude of interior stories, but perhaps best known as "the" DRACULA artist in the 1960s. He also did an enormous number of full-color painted covers.